Highland Park in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Morningside Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

1. Morningside Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
To all Vietnam veterans
Through peace or war their memories will never die

In Memoriam

1968
PFC Richard H. Taylor USMC
CPL Ralph J. Lydon, Jr. USMC

1969
PFC Albert V. Colletto Jr. US ARMY

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Morningside proudly honors Gold Star Families and we remember our comrades who sacrificed their lives

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In Honor and Appreciation

To those from this community for patriotic services rendered our country during World War II and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice

Erected by Morningside VFW Post 3945 and Morningside Heights Community Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 40° 29.217′ N, 79° 55.588′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Highland Park. It is on Morningside Avenue north of Greenwood Street, on the right when traveling north. Memorial is located at the north end of the Morningside VFW Post 3945 building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1820 Morningside Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Veterans War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Morningside VFW Post 3945 Memorial (here, next to this marker); Henry Heth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Sharpsburg (approx. 0.6 miles away); Negley Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alexander Negley Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Defenders of Freedom (approx. 0.6 miles away); Guyasuta (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

2. Morningside Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

3. Morningside Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, November 1, 2024

4. Morningside Veterans Memorial

Memorial is located at the far left.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 19, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.